The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-06
AN ADDRESS BY PROF.. ]. c. CAMP.

The, following address was delivered by
Prot. j. G. Camp at Powder. Springs at the
Union Christmas tree Of the Baptist and
Methodist Sunday Schools and is publish
ed by request
Ladies and GeaAemen Ia obedience to
a request by the joint session Of our SUNDAY
Schools IT becomes my pleasant duty TO say
something by way Of introduction TO these
exercises | accepted the invitation more
to eylnce my appreciation Of tie compli-
ment than from any hope | entertained that
] should be able to interest this audience
am before you, therefore, with warrantable
niisgiyiugs Of my own weakness
What pleasant happy, delightful oeca-
sion this should be because OF the rich and
fragrant memories that cluster around il !
Some OF them may be sad, and some de
hghtiul to recall; yet they are all halawed
consecrated memories. This is the time TO
which the children, especially. look for
ward with such bright anxious. glowing an
ticipations5 and the time when parents
live their lives over in the minds and hearts
Of their children 1t is the time, too, wber,
tie old-those who on the shady side Of life
and are going with feeble tread down its
rugged descent-may come back 70 the
OF the morning OF life and inhale the. sweet
fragrance OF the flowers OF youthful exist
ence Then let care lay down her burden
and sorrow forget her tear.
We this evening, celebrate the anniver-
sary of Him who inaugurated the erandest
the most brilliant, and beautiful doctrine
that ever illuminated the mind Of man.
the anniversary OF Him who moved in hum
Die and unpretentious majesty among men.
performing the suDlimcst deeds recorded on
the pages Of fame or enrolled ia the archives
OF ages and before whom the pyramids OF
Pagan superstition have fallen and crum-
blcd IT marks the beginning Of the grand
est, most glorious, and significant era that
ever dawned upon humanity. revolutoniz-
my the ethics and the religion Of the world
We might explore the whole conservatory
Of language in vain effort for words and
thoughts sufficiently elevated to do Justice
to such glorious character No human
fancy can delineate, no human language
describe Him; not even the pen Of an arch
angel dipped IN ethereal light could do JUS
tice to his simple yet glorious career. The
Christian religion which had its BEGINNING
al the birth Of Christ, is the pure white mar
bic column that supports the whole fabric
Of human society, and it is the grand pillar
upon which rest all other institutions Of GOV
eminent and civilization. Christianity is
the moral force OF the universe and the
grand instrument of the worlds progress.
would that ] could at this moment catch
hold Of some burning Thought that would
warm your souls TO a high degree Of appre.
cation OF that great event and the grand
significance OF this celebration II memoir
alizcs an event in honor Of which heaven and
earth joined in praise and song We should
greet each Christmas anniversary with hap
Ply delight, Tor instead OF its interest and
Importance and happy results being dimin-
lshed by aye It comes rolling down to us
through the corridors of time with all the
dignity and yeneration of an event of ave.
gone by
The glory browning characteristics of
Christ while upon earth were meekness and
humility Born IN "A manager, craddled in
obscurlty he was grand example Of retir-
ing molesty. We see him sc0rncd and
scourged and irampled upon without com.
planning meek as the lamb beneath the
knife OF the butcher Aud vet He was q
God and could have shaken the thorno and
darkened the destiny Of the tyrant that con
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